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FZPN03 KNHC 142148
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU FEB 14 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 21N132W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
21N140W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 131W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
TROUGH FROM 21N124W TO 12N135W TO 11N140W. WITHIN 270 NM N OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 133W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N110W TO 18N126W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 16N137W. NEW COLD FRONT 
FROM 30N124W TO 27N130W TO 26.5N140W. FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 135W 
AND FROM 20N TO 26N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W TO 12N125W TO 03N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N137W TO 19N125W TO 10N130W TO 10N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N137W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 27N. BETWEEN THE BOUNDED AREA AND A LINE 
FROM 30N116W TO 14N124W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 123W AND FROM 20N TO 28N 
W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 
TO 14 FT FROM 25N TO 28N IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 21N110W TO 13N120W TO 08N124W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL N OF 27N.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 10N W OF 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU FEB 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N75W TO 02N80W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N87W 
TO 01.5N100W TO 01.5N115W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 90W AND 97W 
AND BETWEEN 109W AND 118W. SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE FROM 
06.5N TO 21N W OF 128W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.